Saturday, 11 November 2023

Remembrance

 They served, survived and came home whole when so many did not. Great Uncle Albert 'Jack' Boot, a trench mortar gunner in the Coldstream Guards 1914-18; Uncle Arthur Nash, a driver with the RASC in Burma; Cousin Ernest Slynn, a Rifleman in the Royal Ulster Rifles (Airborne) who landed in support of Pegasus Bridge on D-Day and whose war ended at Caen with shrapnel in his shoulder; my Father Howard Bickley, RN, who served in the Atlantic, Arctic, Mediterranean and Pacific theatres onboard Destroyers 1939-45.


6 comments:

  1. Nice to see that you have nice displays of their medals etc, which is a nice way to remember them. They will not be forgotten.

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  2. A wonderful respectful display of memorabilia, so important not to forget. Where would we stand today had it not been for all of their sacrifices....

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  3. A fine display of family memories David…
    Sadly the one thing I don’t have or know the whereabouts of are my family’s service medals…

    All the best. Aly

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  4. Beautiful display and most touching.

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  5. Very nice display David and a beautiful way to remember them 👍

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